A Santa Barbara native, Rob Robinson is the grandson of the late Mildred Bryant Brooks (prominent etcher of the early 1900’s).

Rob’s inspiration to paint is routed in his desire to create something of lasting value and while doing so, find a little peace in the hustle-bustle of every day life.  “Painting is an engrossing experience for me”, says Robinson, “It's a chance to be in the natural world, to observe and quietly disappear into it, be alive in it and return refreshed with something to share.  It's an opportunity to push and express myself using very simple tools, one's life experiences, sensibility, color suspended in oil, and a brush. With all that’s going on in the world today, much of it beyond our influence or control , it provides me an opportunity to create something of beauty and resolve life as I might prefer to see it, if only for a moment, within the bounds of a four sided canvas."

Rob has received numerous awards for his paintings and is a member of the Santa Barbara Art Association, the California Art Club, Oil Painters of America and SCAPE (Southern California Painters for the Environment). He is a frequent guest artist of the Oak Group and credits Michael Drury, Hank Pitcher, John Comer, Marcia Burtt, Meredith and Whitney Abbott, Jorgen Hansen, Ray Strong, Ray Roberts, Frank Serrano, the Oak Group and many others for his inspiration, learning and success. Rob lives in Santa Barbara with his wife Allison.